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ILT20 Season 5 auction set for October 1
DUBAI: The DP World International League T20 (ILT20) Season 5 players auction will be held on Thursday, October 1, at the ICC Academy Indoor facility in Dubai.
More than 200 players from 23 countries have been shortlisted for the auction and divided into three base-price categories of $80,000, $40,000 and $10,000.
Five Pakistani players in top category
Five Pakistani cricketers have been placed in the highest base-price bracket of $80,000.
The players are:
- Babar Azam
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Usman Tariq
- Fakhar Zaman
- Naseem Shah
The $80,000 category also includes international players such as Faf du Plessis, Tom Banton, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone.
More Pakistani players in auction pool
Four more Pakistani cricketers have been listed in the $40,000 category.
They are Maaz Sadaqat, Shadab Khan, Hunain Shah and Hasan Nawaz.
Players from the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will enter the auction with a base price of $10,000.
Franchises receive $1.3 million purse
Each ILT20 franchise will have an auction purse of $1.3 million, in addition to any funds left over from pre-auction signings.
Teams must have between 18 and 23 players in their squads, with at least 11 players coming from ICC Full Member countries.
Playing XI requirements
Each playing XI will be required to include at least two UAE players, two Afghanistan players and one additional Associate Member player.
The remaining Associate Member slot can be filled by another UAE player or a cricketer from an Associate Member nation, including Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.
Right to Match option
Franchises will also have one Right to Match option for a UAE player who represented the franchise during ILT20 Season 4 or played for the team in the recently concluded ILT20 Development Tournament.
Replacement players must have registered for the Season 5 auction, while players withdrawing on or before October 1 will not be eligible to return as replacements or Wildcards.
